National Sports

WILLOW, Alaska — Competitors took to the snowy trail as the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race kicked off Sunday in Alaska following a trying year for the annual event.

UDINE, Italy — Fiorentina captain Davide Astori was found dead in his hotel room on Sunday at the age of 31 after a suspected cardiac arrest before an Italian league match.

MANCHESTER, England — It is looking increasingly likely that Chelsea and Arsenal will be the teams from the Premier League's "Big Six" to miss out on Champions League qualification this season.

CHANGCHUN, China — Canadian speedskater Laurent Dubreuil was second in the men's 500-metre race Sunday at the ISU World Sprint Championship for a 12th-place overall finish at the weekend event. The Levis, Que.

CHELYABINSK, Russia — Canada's Brittany Phelan finished second in a skicross World Cup race Sunday. Phelan, who won silver at the Olympic Games two weeks ago behind Canadian Kelsey Serwa, finished Sunday's race behind Switzerland's Fanny Smith.

TAZAWAKO, Japan — Olympic champion Mikael Kingsbury of Canada took silver in a dual moguls competition Sunday, maintaining his spot atop the FIS World Cup standings.

SINGAPORE — Michelle Wie holed a 36-foot putt from off the green on the final hole to win the Women's World Championship by one stroke on Sunday while Canada's Brooke Henderson tied for second. Wie capture her first LPGA tournament since the 2014 U.

SINGAPORE — Michelle Wie holed a 36-foot putt from off the green on the final hole to win the Women's World Championship by one stroke on Sunday while Canada's Brooke Henderson tied for second. Wie capture her first LPGA tournament since the 2014 U.

SINGAPORE — Michelle Wie holed a 36-foot putt from off the green on the final hole to win the Women's World Championship by one stroke on Sunday while Canada's Brooke Henderson tied for second. Wie capture her first LPGA tournament since the 2014 U.

LONDON — It was a typical British afternoon in early May: wet, cool and blustery. Not exactly the ideal conditions for running four laps around a track faster than many thought humanly possible.